Reddit reviews The Will to Keep Winning

I posted this down in response to someone else but yeah, it's very, very difficult.

>If anyone wants to actually see how hard this is, they should grab an Xbox 360 or a Playstation 3 and buy Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition on the digital store for about $15. The game has a Challenge Mode and as an homage to Daigo, they made one of the challenges this EXACT scenario.

> But I think you'll quickly realize how difficult what Daigo did in this video. If you're not familiar with the game, I imagine it will take you an entire night to do just 3 out of the 16 or 17 parry's Daigo strung together in that original video and several days to do it precisely as Daigo did. And back when Daigo did it, he didn't have the conventions of a PS3/360 to sit in training mode and practice. He literally dumped quarters into arcade machines at an arcade, set the scenario up by building the meter, having a friend execute the Super and then try to parry it. And on top of that, he did it in the heat of a high stakes tournament against the best American player at the time, Justin Wong.

This moment is iconic in Street Fighter. The Pro Players of today that play Street Fighter for countless hours and literally do this for a living, have practiced this "moment" just for fun. Some of them have practiced it so much that some can even do it without looking at the screen.

EDIT: I gotta say, Daigo is really an interesting dude and if anyone is interested, there's a lot of media about him out there. He recently wrote a book that had a huge impact on a lot of competitive gamers and how they view gaming and if you think yourself to be a competitive person, I'd suggest giving the book a read simply because its quite reflective to anyone that has a competitive nature. They have documentaries about the guy, he has a manga being written about him and in Japan, they literally sing tales of the things Daigo Umehara has done in Street Fighter over the course of 20+ years. In 2015, Daigo took second place at Capcom Cup 2015 and he took the entirity of his $60,000 prize and donated it to the NYU EVO Sholarship Fund:

>I would like to donate all my prize winnings from the Capcom Pro Tour Finals to the community. It’s simply because I would not have existed without community and I owe you.

The guy is really fascinating and a living legend.

It's never too early to teach them to succeed: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU I heard this isnt bad.

Bringing up age to not adapt to a game is brought up in street fighter player (god) daigo umeharas Bible. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JOEKKWU/ its a good book! But yeah don't let age or losing get in your head. Life is always about the learning.. winning isn't everything.

Lmfao "Daigo fucking Umehara gave money away so Ricki Ortiz should too" - literally eat shit with that. Embarrassingly naive. This has got to be the most dishonest attempt at a comparison I've ever read on this website.

Daigo can comfortably afford acts of philanthropy and benefits from them because not only is he a celebrity in a way that Ricki is not (or any other fgc player who isn't Daigo), Daigo is his own brand. He does lectures, media events, he makes passive income as an author and even has manga written about him. It was beyond generous of him to give that money away, and is also indicative that he is living very comfortably. A child would understand that.

On top of that Daigo has earned more than twice as much as Ricki in lifetime tournament winnings alone, on top of being sponsored by Madcatz - and meanwhile Ricki probably isn't even getting paid a salary by EG.

Maybe you should send his agent an email and see how much Daigo charges to do a lecture at an event for your college?

I can't wait to hear your response about how Ricki got interviewed by a magazine or something. You are far beyond even attempting to be honest making a comparison like that - Daigo Umehara can afford to give away money so Ricki Ortiz should too lmfao. Holy shit.

Daigo Umehara did write a book on his experiences as a Street Fighter champion if you're interested in that.

Only one, but it's the most important one.

Buy the book and you can show everyone, friend. Wont you let the Lord into your heart?

english https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

Think Daigo has you covered on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

They're not about Smash but they will help improve your mentality for competitive Smash.

List below:

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Playing To Win: Becoming the Champion

by David Sirlin

Link: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/

This is a book on how competition in gaming works and having a "play to win" mentality. This means taking responsibility and accountability for everything you do and not putting excuses that only hold you back. Very helpful for your mindset. You can find a free audio version that covers most of the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y6KU7ZGeMs&list=PLZbBoZgd9o1mVN2-CnS4yfbhIEbpJFrWp

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The Will to Keep Winning

by DAIGO UMEHARA

Link: https://amzn.com/B01JOEKKWU

Written by one of the world's best Street Fighter players, Daigo, this book talks a lot about consistent growth, the benefits of staying humble, innovating, taking risks, and how to play with the mentality of learning and growing rather than focusing on just the win. Despite having the word 'Winning" right in the title, the book teaches the value of focusing less on the results and more on the process.

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The Inner Game of Tennis

by W. Timothy Gallwey et al.

Link: https://amzn.com/0679778314

Don’t be deterred by the title. Yes, this is a book on tennis, but it has been highly recommended by many good Smashers and It helped me out immensely. It talks about the inner workings of your mind and how to get the best out of competitive performance and practice. You can listen to a summary of the book for free here: https://youtu.be/SUdTxXkecr8

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The Way of the Bow

by Paulo Coelho

Link: http://a.co/iR14a9T

I haven't read this one yet. i'll be honest. But I've heard many trustworthy Smashers recommend it. It is said to be about "how to overcome difficulties, steadfastness, courage to take risky decisions."

You probably know this but it's already happening now.

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That's rough. The e-Book is available from the Amazon US store. You may be able to make an amazon account on it (assuming you use amazon.de), and then read the book through a kindle reader. (PC kindle reader is free and not bad to use).

USA Link: here

*Edit: Goofed up the link format

Buy yourself a Daigo book.

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these guys need to check this one out fantastic piece

Ask Gllty

Nah, I'm kidding.

Ok, if this is a long the lines of what you were looking for Gootecks also has an ebook Kindle version still looks to be free, its mostly based around sf5. And so does Daigo I personally havent read either of these but might be up your alley as a look a the theory behind fighting games (admittedly skewed towards street fighter)

Thou art capable still of receiving the LORD'S blessing and enlightenment through His words:

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